Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Horton City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horton City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Horton City

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Horton City:
  • 41.298394, -78.732528
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Horton City

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
  • Since Horton City is near Jefferson County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Horton City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horton City ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Boot Jack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boot Jack is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Jack
• Brandy Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
• Cartwright
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cartwright is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Challenge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Challenge is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
• Coal Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
• Earlyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlyville is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
• Erie Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Erie Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Four Points is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Helen Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Helen Mills is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Mills
• Lanes Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
• Squab Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Squab Hollow is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab Hollow

How Far From Horton City to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Horton City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Horton City and extending to:

• Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies just to the North.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Horton City to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'